Filing-case for disk records.



T. H. PBRFIELD. FILING CASE FOB DISK RECORDS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 9, 1914.

1,130,016. Patented Mar.2,1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

T. H. PBRFIELD.

FILING CASE FOR-DISK RECORDS.

APPL-loulou FILED JULY 9. 1914l Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

UNITED STATES PATENT Gill-FICE.

THGMAS H. PERFIELD. F OMAHA, NEBRASKA FILING-CASE FOR DISK RECORDS.

Application filed July 9. will.

To ail whom 'w muy can "n,

Be it known that I, .nous H. Pnnrnnn, a, citizen of the Ui-' )il States, residir.f:y et'. Omaha, in the count): o Douglas and Stute of Nebraska, have invented. certain ne und useful Improvements in Filing-Cases for Disk Records, of which the' following' is e specification.

`This invention relates to an in'iprovenient in iling cases useful in connection with the storage of phonon'rnphic disk recorfle. und has for its principal ohiect to provide such n construction :mtl iiiruhgeniient of parte that the device will he ionvenient in use and may be economically manufactured. Another obie'i is to provide such a support for the dis-lis: that, when placed in the case, theyv will not hecoine bent or buckled. The imeniion iran-ludos; u convenient index Jfor :issifline i? 'lnfh :my particular disk, and a nini of hrughes or sweeper members no ff. @l lliei ilufxt will he fui-touniticnll}' renew@ 'fio'n the il with the l`or=f:r-in ihiects in view uml others to he menti ,vaio herein-liter. the in xontion i'ireie m n nolel eoi'isiruction. conihinntion unil ement of parte; :is (le- Scri'owl and nl. :will :i5 illuelrutecl in the drawing, wl mini vien Figure l is if ,-l' the flevice, the. onse hein@ in section near loi). us on lineA l. l of FiQ- if. llil- L is :i section throngh the middle the case. :is on line 2 of Fig. l. l in; u reiieel. front xiew of the device. the lnoi's living ieinm'm'l. Fig. l is n plan View oi :i Serien oi' coi'inecleil housinglr sheets. hie: I is z: Phan vien of n nioruhle icing-j Rifiuto. l'if, 11' is :i le-lull relatin;T to fig. l, show ing the innleX on the inner side of n door. Ifile'. i' if, u iluo vir-w of a stationary spacing pluto. Fig. S if; :1 nlun vier: ol the linitlom of one of the liou,siin sheen;y

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Iller. 2, i915.

Serial No. 849,931.

und in order het the,y will not become nent or lnuflileil when Storni, they are disposed horinontnllf. nne :ily-ine rmotluw. in the onse, :nul while sugniorteil in thisv position they will he relieved from Hlre'ssee which other'- wice, on account of their Weight, would he directed edgenise. :unl bending): is therefore prevented.

Xnmerels 1T nml lo respectively indicate movable und stntiinmry spacing plates. euch having :i thickness: substantially equal to that of the disks und provided on ita inner migre with a concirvecl recess o conforming to the eurvziture of the elisha. plurality of housing,P Sheets i9 are employed. euch being' disposed on the top of n disk und u plate l? :1nd lf3. Since the outer eligen of the Spacing plates muy engruge the upright walls of the euse while the walls of their ree #ses u. engage the edges of the (lisks, Smid spfiffingl lilntes may opone-to gir-event any eilgen'iee eliding nicweinimli of the h4 :nel inuinlnin l'heui nl' he niiiltlle of the Lint, Sheetsll ure nrel'erulwlv im iflfhl nl' heirniifllle with u'feitures ff'. :unl hy use of the sparring Fluten the disks. are 1min-tained nornmlly with theireonrul nner tures c in .line with said upexturez o so that any (lust or similar :ufclunulutions tolling: tlfrnniih uiwrtures ff will not he deposited on will SheetS.

y The ame muy lime :my suituhle Size or proportion. sheets, lil having :in uren sub Stuntiully equal. to the interior ol smid onse. Sheets ll ure preferably connect-nfl :it their rear ends hy nina or other suitable keepers Ll, lvliizir under Sides beiner proviflml with hrnffrhineinhers .l heet shown in Fig?. 8. unil they nre innised en inilivnlefl :it (i lo nrovide "cupe/reti 'front enils of ililerent widthra to visibly heur the nnnnwls' 7' showA in liigre. l :lnil l, the umrr chews; having le, '.1 wifllht: thun tho lower. o that 'thvI nninoruls on ull ol the sheets muy in* iSihle.

To ewenihle the parte. the Serie-,s ol lions-- inn sheets ahon'n in hie'. l is inserted in the mme. lhe timone; nlwe l nfl l? hoinf einA iilox'eil in n :will ('w tno ml'infinl shew .z.; "Lnowi hw .\`-\1:-.-n mimi will' j lflilw' in 'lu-ewes fz. Viol; which extends fsfiwfurfllf of im: refers f inni, normally, elienfls olla' ol tie zli-zl,

66 being and this extension L is provided with a projection or linger :22 having a head piece le adapted to bear a numeral for identifying it, and by reference to Fig. l it will be seen that if a plate 17 is manually moved forwardly, subject to the resistance of a spring` 23, the disk engaged thereby will also be moved forwardly, and may be removed from the case. After a disk has been moved forwardly a limited distance by use of a plate 17, it may move laterally into a recess 24 at the front of a plate 18, and therefore the removal of a disk may be effected by a limited forward movement of a plate 17.

By reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 it Willbe seen that, While plates 17 and 18 are employed in pairs, each plate 17 of one pair is disposed above a plate 18 of an adjacent pair, this being a convenientarrangement so that the fingers 22 will be spaced such a distance apart that they may be conveniently grasped when it is desired to remove any particular disk 16.

For convenience, the door 1-1 is provided With numerals, indicated atm in Fig. 6, and on the lilies n may be entered titles for the several disk records, said numerals corresponding to the numerals onthe heads of fingers 22 and also corresponding to the numerals on the housing sheets;

For brush members lfzvelvet or other similar material may beemployed to advantage, and mounted on the'housing sheets. When the` disks are inserted between or withdrawn from the housing sheets they will make con tact with these brush members, with the result that any dust which may have been deposited on the. disks will be removed.

It will be understood that the series of housing sheets together with the spacing plates and from the case or may be Vplaced therein, whenever desired., springs being pressed outwardly for this purpose. The use of the springs is not important, however, and they may be dispensed with, if desired, since operation would be substantially the saine if omitted, the movement of cach disk being independent cf the other disks and under control. for its movements, of the particular spacing plate 17 which it engages.

While the use or" housing sheets 19 is pr'eferred, since they prevent a contact of the disks with each other, said housing sheets ma y, in some instances, be dispensed with, and therefore I do not wish to limit myself to their use.

I claim:

1. In a tiling case for disk records, the combination of a receptacle, a plurality of spacing plates arranged in pairs and adapted to have their outer edges in engagement with the walls of the receptacle while disposed therein, the spacingplates of a pair disposed in horizontal alinement and opposed edges of a disks may be readily removed` having concaved edges' for engagement with disk, one of said plates of a pair being movable forwardly of the receptaclel for moving the disk which it engages.

2. In a filing case for disk records, the combination of a receptacle, a pluralit of spacing plates arranged in pairs, the p ates of each pair being provided with recesses opening on their inner edges and disposed in horizontal alinement adjacent to each othe:` to normally engage opposed edges of the disk, one of said plates having a. forwardly projecting part and being movable for moving the disk which it engages.

3. In a filing case for disk records, the.

combination of a receptacle, a series of housing sheets disposed one above another in the receptacle, a plurality of spacing plates each having a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of a disk, said plates being arranged in pairs between the housing sheets .for engagement of their outer edges with the Walls of the receptacle, their inner edge.

being provided with recesses for normal engagement with the opposed edges of a disk, one of said plates being movable for moving the disk in engagement therewith.

fl. In a filing case for disk records, the combination of a receptacle, a series of connected substantially parallel housing sheets (l-posed therein, a plurality of spacing plates each having a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of a disk, said plates being arranged in pairs between the housing sheets for engagement with the walls ofthe receptacle, their inner edges being formed with recesses for normal engagement with the opposed edges of a disk, one of said plates being movable for disengaging the disk from the recess of the other late and for moving saiddisk outwardly o said case.

In a filing case for disk records, the combination of a receptacle, a series of connected housing sheets disposed one above another in the receptacle, each havin a convergent terminal bearing a designating character, a plurality of spacing plates each having a thickness corresponding vapproximately to the thickness of a disk, said plates being arranged in pairs between the housing sheets for engagement with the Walls of the receptacle, their inner edges being provided with recesses for normal engagement with the opposed edges of a disk, one of the spacing plates of each pair being provided with a finger bearing a designating character and being movable for disengaglng the disk from the recess of the other plate of said pair and for moving said disk outwardly of said case.

6. In a filing case for disk records, the combination of a receptacle, a plurality of horizontal housing sheets disposed therein and provided on their sides with brush members, a plurality of Ispacing plates arranged. in pairs between the housing sheets, the plates of each pair having concaved recesses formed in their inner edges for normally engaging the opposed edges ofa disk, one of said plates of each pair being movable for moving the disk from the recess o f moving the their Aplmafsaid pair and for the disk` across a brush member.

In ,testimony whereof, I have aiirxedA my signatre in rsence of two witnesses'. HOMAS H., PERFIELD'.. A

' Witnesses:

' HIRAM A. S'mmGEs,

L. M. THOMAS. 

